He listened. Maru listened and his heart broke for Madoka. If all of that was true, why had she agreed to becoming his Eve? He knew she'd said he had trusted him but... was that enough?
Slowly he began to move. He lifted his head just a little, his eyes opening to focus on Madoka's back. Was what he wanted from her different? Maybe it was. He really didn't want much from Madoka except for Madoka. She was right about that. Her resolve was what he needed because he hadn't been created with it of his own.
Maru dropped his head onto his paws and closed his eyes again. He didn't mean to speak, but he did. His voice, when he was a cat, sounded younger, softer... and infinitely sadder. "... A drop of blood. To 'eat' my Eve's resolve. Their will to fight... I don't know why I was created this way." He turned his head to face away from all of them now. Not quite curling up on himself. "... I have no will to fight of my own. A Servamp needs an Eve..." And he could have made to be the Eve of anyone. Even someone awful. Made to fight for them. He wouldn't have been able to stop it. Madoka was, for him, the best Eve he could have found. She treated him with such kindness. She was so gentle...
"Eve and Servamp work together... An Eve's resolve strengthens a Servamp. As a Servamp grows in strength so does the Eve." And so the circle continues until they become unstoppable. It was strength Madoka had wanted. The strength to protect the people she loved. And that is what Maru had wanted to give to her, that ability to save her loved ones.
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Slowly he began to move. He lifted his head just a little, his eyes opening to focus on Madoka's back. Was what he wanted from her different? Maybe it was. He really didn't want much from Madoka except for Madoka. She was right about that. Her resolve was what he needed because he hadn't been created with it of his own.
Maru dropped his head onto his paws and closed his eyes again. He didn't mean to speak, but he did. His voice, when he was a cat, sounded younger, softer... and infinitely sadder. "... A drop of blood. To 'eat' my Eve's resolve. Their will to fight... I don't know why I was created this way." He turned his head to face away from all of them now. Not quite curling up on himself. "... I have no will to fight of my own. A Servamp needs an Eve..." And he could have made to be the Eve of anyone. Even someone awful. Made to fight for them. He wouldn't have been able to stop it. Madoka was, for him, the best Eve he could have found. She treated him with such kindness. She was so gentle...
"Eve and Servamp work together... An Eve's resolve strengthens a Servamp. As a Servamp grows in strength so does the Eve." And so the circle continues until they become unstoppable. It was strength Madoka had wanted. The strength to protect the people she loved. And that is what Maru had wanted to give to her, that ability to save her loved ones.